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The Secret Life of a Book Blogger Book Tag

Hi! Today I have another tag, which I was tagged in by Casey @ Inspired by the Page & Raven @ Dreamy Addictions. Their blogs are great, and if you haven’t already, you must definitely check them out! So now, without further ado, The Secret Life of a Book Blogger book tag!

How long have you been a blogger?

I created my blog sometime in mid-February this year, but I’ve only been blogging for about 3 1/2 to 4 months. Does it show? XD

At what point do you think you will stop?

Never, if I have anything to do with it! Even though I’ve only been blogging for a while, blogging has become a huge part of my life and I can’t imagine not blogging. Maybe I might post less often, but I’d never completely stop! I have too many friends I’d lose if I stopped. 🙂

What is the best thing?

Interacting and making friends with other bloggers! I’ve made so many friends while blogging and that is the absolute best for sure! The WordPress blogging community is sooo welcoming, and bloggers always manage to put a smile on my face.

What is the worst thing? What do you do to make it okay?

The worst thing… I don’t know, to be honest. I mean, I don’t really have any worries right now about blogging. I guess I sometimes used to feel pressured to post. I can’t quite say what I did to make it okay… I guess I just dealt with it by finishing up several posts in one day and having them ready for the following days. I don’t schedule things often though anymore. But don’t worry, I’m over all that now. 🙂 The most important thing is to have fun and enjoy oneself!

How long does it take you to create/find pictures to use?

Depends. For book reviews, not long, as I simply go to Goodreads and upload the book cover to my post. Probably 5 minutes at the most. For awards, not that long either, pretty much as long as it takes for the book reviews, I just go to Google Images and search up the award banner. If I feel like including pictures to go alongside my facts or answers, it might take a bit longer though, maybe 10 or 15 minutes? For tags, wrap-ups, hauls and the like, it takes much longer, because I create the graphics (banners) for them myself. It takes a while to get the background right, the text, and everything. I can’t exactly say how long they take. Here’s some examples of graphics I made myself:

I have lots of fun creating them!

Who is your book crush?

Crush? As in, singular? Umm, you all know by now that’s not possible for me. So here are several:

Warner from Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

Will from The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare

Jace from The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare

Rhysand from A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Raffe from Angelfall by Susan Ee

Daemon from Lux by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Seth from Covenant by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Aiden from Covenant by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Roth from Dark Elements by Jennifer L. Armentrout (LOL, don’t question the numerous guys created by Jennifer Armentrout. She’s queen at these kind of stuff!) XD

Peter from To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han

Wes from The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen

Akiva from Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

Dorian from Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Chaol from Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas (Yes, I’m choosing two characters from the same series. Deal with it!)

Mal from The Grisha by Leigh Bardugo

The Darkling from The Grisha by Leigh Bardugo (Don’t you dare question it)

Gideon from Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier

Noah from Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkins

Logan from Defiance by C.J. Redwine

Four from Divergent by Veronica Roth

Kishan from Tiger’s Curse by Colleen Houck

Levi from Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

Update July 25th 2015:

Percy from Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan

Leo from Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan

Alex from Delirium by Lauren Oliver

Julian from Delirium by Lauren Oliver

I know I’m missing somebody… (even after, what, 20 people? LOL. I’m a very faithful and loyal person, I swear! Just not when it comes to book boyfriends. :P)

I’m getting carried away, aren’t I?

What author would you like to have on your blog?

Omg so many!!! Okay, for one, Sarah J. Maas for sure. And Cassandra Clare. And Jennifer Armentrout. And Kiera Cass. And Suzanne Collins. And John Green. And Leigh Bardugo. And Sarah Dessen. And Jenny Han. And Rainbow Rowell. And too many other to count. XD

What do you wear when you write your blog posts?

My pyjamas! I love my PJs. I usually write my blog posts in the morning or in the evening, both times when I’m in my PJs.

How long does it take you to prepare?

Well, to write a book review in one sitting, it would usually take around an hour, to get it completely perfected and edited. For shorter books, like novella, it would take me around 3o minutes, I guess. I don’t usually do tags in one sitting, so it may take several days for me to complete a tag. It depends though, if it’s a tag where it’s simply questions (and not questions that requires you to choose a book for a specific topic), then I guess I can complete it in an hour, at the most.

For wrap-ups, hauls and monthly book releases, it takes much longer (which is why I usually work on them in parts and in advance) because I have to look back on all the posts I’ve done in the month, and the books I have bought and downloaded, or in the case of monthly book releases, look into books I’m interested in being released the following month (and then download the covers for said books, get the Goodreads link, the date they’re being released, organize them on my post, etc.).

How do you feel about the book blogger community/culture?

They are fantastic! And I can honestly, sincerely say that. They’re basically my family and friends, without the annoying part. 😉 I feel so close to so many bloggers (basically with every one I’ve talked to), and the blogging community is simply great.

What do you think one should do to get a successful blog?

Well, I guess it depends on your definition of ‘success’. And I’m no expert, I’m technically a newbie blogger, but I’m just going to repeat a few that I listed a few days ago on the blogger recognition award:

Interact with other bloggers. Like, comment and follow. Not only does it bring others to your blog, you get to make new friends and find inspiration for blog posts.

OMG! Rhysand,Darkling and Raffe hmm great choice I would love to have them as my book boyfriends too.Maybe someday I hope you’ll have one of your favorite author in your blog. 🙂
I loved all your answers they are so positive.keep on blogging girl and have a wonderful day. XOXO

I know right? And you know, I just noticed that I missed the boys by Jennifer Armentrout, LOL. Can’t forget them! Rhysand, Darkling, Raffe, Daemon… please come save me…
I hope so too! That would be sooo cool. ❤
Thank you! Have a wonderful day as well!

I loved that list of book-boyfriends! 😀 And don’t worry about being faithful to them, they themselves have the hearts of millions of girls throughout the world, so I guess it’s the same way with them! 😉
You graphics are always so cool! ❤ How do you do them?

Yay, glad you liked it! 🙂 Ha! That’s so true, I never thought of it that way. XD
And thanks! I use either Canva or PicMonkey, they’re both great! I use Canva for my tag banners and things, and although I haven’t used PicMonkey that much, I used it for my blog button. ❤

Thank you for tagging me!
Trust me, even though you started 4 months ago, it doesn’t show!
And your book boyfriends? I can so totally relate. I think I also have over 20 on my list! Its too hard – pretty much impossible – to pick one man. No freaking way!
I always love doing my blog posts in my pj’s! And I tend to do all my blog posts in one sitting, I can’t stand to do them in increments.
Loved your answers and as always, LOVE your blog. ❤

No problem, looking forward to your answers. No pressure though!
And thanks! I was worried I came off too much as a newbie!
Yay, I’m happy to hear I’m not the only one with so many book boyfriends! I agree, it’s just not possible to pick only one. Like NOPE.
Yes! I mean, who’s going to change out of PJs for simply blogging? 😉 Ha ha that’s great! I’d love to do my posts in one sitting, but things always come up.
Thank you, Josie! ❤ You, once again, just made my day so much more awesome. 🙂

Thanks for tagging me, this looks like a great tag post. Its nice to read more about you. I will link you back into my post when I write it.
Also, thanks for tagging all wordpress bloggers, I just found myself a load of other bloggers to follow.
Amanda.

Imagine that you had to choose one of Jennifer’s characters. Just one and you didn’t have a choice to choose a second. Who would it be?
Thanks for tagging me sweetheart. I’ve been tagged already but I’ll make sure to link my post to your page! ❤

Omg Lia I am giving you a pouty face right now… Argh, this is such a hard question! Okay, I think I’m going to choose…Daemon from the Lux series? No, Aiden from the Covenant series. Wait, maybe Roth. Or Seth. No, Daemon. But what about Aiden, Seth and Roth… I’m having a crisis here!! Okay, fine, Daemon. XD Now I shall torture you as well! Who would you choose from either Jennifer characters, or any of the characters on the list that you know of? 😛 Same rules you gave me. Mwa ha ha!
And no problem! I’ll be sure to check it out. 🙂

Hahaha it’s a sweet torture, admit it! Nah, for me it’s not a difficult question because Aiden happens to be really close to my ideal type. I pick him without second thoughts or regrets! Ι love Daemon and Seth too much but not as much as Aiden. Roth… well my feelings are still developing because I haven’t read the second book yet and I need to know more about him.

Ah fine, you got me there. 🙂
Ha ha I totally get you; Aiden is a total hunk and sweetie pie! XD He’s awesome, i totally approve. 😛 Ooh I hope you get around to reading the second book some time, it’s great. ❤ Can't wait for the the third book!

It absolutely does not show. You seem very active and like you already have good readership so good for you! I’ve been blogging for a little over a year now and I, too, don’t think that I will ever stop. It’s like your own personal space, you know. So good to have it 🙂

Thank you so much, Lola! That means so much to me, especially coming from you, since you have such a great blog with a large following and you’re such an experienced blogger! 🙂 And yes, for sure! That’s exactly how it is, it feels great. ❤ So glad to hear you're not planning on stopping blogging!

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I think everyone I’ve read that’s done this tag has the same answer for “The best part.” The community here is great! I also like how your book crush is Rhysand and not Tamlin. (Mine was Lucien.) You’ll probably be pleased, then, since I’ve heard the next book in series is a Persephone and Hades re-write, which means Rhysand will probably play the part of Hades and have a huge role. (Although I smell a triangle coming on.)

Ha ha yes, I’ve noticed that too. But it’s so true, the best part about blogging is the wonderful community! 🙂 Lol, I do like Tamlin (I’m totally rooting for Feylin) but I find Rhysand to be more my type. XD (Funny though, considering how in real life that would never be the case.) Lucien is great too, I absolutely love him, I totally agree with your pick. Ooh I’m intrigued by that idea! And yep, it does seem like a love triangle is coming, I’m almost 100% certain. Can’t wait to see how it all plays out!
Thanks for visiting, Danni Mae! ❤

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